1st March 2009

U16s Pirates 40 St. Ives 0

Played at the Mennaye on a sunny but cold springlike morning, the Pirates faced a slightly weakened St. Ives XV, who were missing their injured county speedster Tom Chandler.

Perhaps a little complacent about their opponents at the start of the game, the Pirates had to work hard for their first try, scored by prop Jack Lugg and converted by Kyle Moyle. The remainder of the half was also well contested,until good defence by the Pirates backs led to a loose ball being kicked ahead for centre William Banks to touch down for another converted score to give a 14-0 half-time lead.

The second half began with a change in Pirates personnel, as some of the more regular starters were introduced, and after eight minutes full-back Andrew Tester made a fine run down the wing to score.

In the final quarter the Pirates began to fully find their rhythm, and further tries followed through fly-half Ben Brooks, centre Jack Nowell and lock Charlie Tokeley.

Pirates Squad:
John Drew, Jack Lugg, Sam Cartwright, Matthew Richards, Charlie Tokeley, Jonathan Badcock, Ben Robinson, Ben Britten, Taylor Wearne, Ben Brooks, Jordan Oxley, William Banks, Kyle Moyle, Guy Hobson, Felix Lovell, Andrew Tester, Jack Nowell, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Keiran Brownfield.

Scorers
Tries: Jack Lugg, William Banks, Andrew Tester, Ben Brooks, Jack Nowell, Charlie Tokeley
Cons: Kyle Moyle (5).

St. Ives U13s 5 Pirates U13s 5

Honours were shared on a glorious day at Alexandra Road, as two evenly matched sides scored one try apiece. The Pirates had rested a number of their regular players for this encounter, so a much more even game had been anticipated.

Having the better of the first half, the Pirates scored a try through number 8 Asher Richards. However, St Ives came back strongly and countered with a try of their own before the interval, it following a good forward drive.

In the second half St Ives took the game to the Pirates, but could not break through their defensive line. The tackling from a team where a number of players played out of position was excellent, with congratulations to Josh Rochell who was making his Pirates debut.

Pirates U11s 14 Camborne U11s 33

This was a fine game of rugby played on the Mennaye Nurseries field, with the Pirates far from disgraced in going down against a strong and skilful 'Cherry & Whites' team

Tries for the Pirates were scored by Charlie Tarrant, his second try in just his second appearance, and stand-in scrum-half Rory Osborne. Jordan Nicholls and Matthew Skewes kicked a conversion apiece.

Pirates U11s: Charlie Tarrant, Kieran Stevens, Charlie Williams, Nick Nowell, Ellie Angove, Ryan Cornish, Rory Osborne, Matthew Skewes, Noah Babcock (capt), Danny Clemence, Jordan Nicholls, Joe Andrews.

Pirates U9s 5 Camborne U9s 10

The Pirates played extremely well against an able Camborne team, with good tackling especially by man of the match Connor George, Tom Tieken and Jamie Thomas. Try-scorer for the Pirates was Daniel Rhys Evans.

Pirates U9s: Henry Trow, Luke Flack, Peter Williams (capt), Connor Hart, Connor George, James Lambourn, Max Waldron, Tom Tieken, Sabian Friggens, Lewis Sims, Daniel Rhys Evans, Jamie Thomas, Dewi Perrin, Matthew Ellis, Chris Dodd.